"I am certainly an RSS activist," said Ram Madhav when asked how he should be introduced.

Talking about his take on Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Madhav said, "That PoK is important, integral to India and that it is, indeed, ours, is not just a passionate thought of an RSS worker, it was a unanimous resolution that was passed in the Parliament in 2004."

"Under what circumstances did the BJP decide to join hands with the PDP, a party that was never in the former's good books?" asked Vajpayee. Madahv responded saying, "Under a strange circumstance, two opposite poles came together to form a government and it worked. The J&K government will complete there years in power soon."

Sharing his thoughts on Kerala becoming a stronghold for the BJP and if the party would join hands with the Left the way did with PDP, Madhav said that whenever the Left comes to power in Kerala, there are violent attacks on political adversaries and often, it is RSS-BJP workers who become the easy target. We hold the CPM government directly responsible for this."

"Differences between the BJP-RSS and Left is not just issue-based but at an ideological level. I don't see a possibility for an alliance," Ram Madhav said.

On being asked how the 'right-wing' became the nationalists and the Left became anti-nationals, Madhav joked that if Vajpayee wanted to call Leftists anti-nationals, he wouldn't object. "You don't have to see the concept of being a 'nationalist' a bad thing. All RSS members, including me, are proud nationalists," he said.

"We have never tagged people from a particular ideology anti-nationals. Some may have used the term for some people who they thought were standing againt the interest of the nation but it is always in some context," Madhav said.

Ram Madhav said that the Constitution of India is not against nationalism; rather the Constitution is a guide on how to become responsible citizens of the nation.

Speaking on the law and order situation in the country, with the number of mob lynching cases rising and journalists being murdered, Ram Madhav said, "Rule of Law will prevail till the time our government is in power. Rule of Law doesn't distinguish between BJP worker or CPM worker or Babas. Those who do something illegal will be behind bars."

Gloating over the Uttar Pradesh civic poll win, Ram Madhav said, "In case you feel the government is doing something wrong, the Opposition should raise the matter," and quipped, "But where is the Opposition? Doesn't feel like there are opposition parties at all. It's no fun."

"Coalition is not political opportunism", Madhav said, talking about leaders from other parties, including Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, joining hands with the BJP. "We work with a belief that those who join hands with us will eventually understand our ideology and continue to work with us."

Ram Madhav agreed to Vajpayee's statement that there should be a political line and an ideological line people should be aware of. Madhav said, "Of course, these are two different things. The political line will always limit itself to what's necessary for the greater good, and we will try to make the ideological line its base."

Talking about the tensed India-Pakistan relationship, Madhav said, "We have had historic issues with Pakistan. Pakistan has to change. Pakistan is not just a problem for India, it's become an international headache."

Commenting on the statement former US President Barack Obama made saying during one of his private conversations with PM Modi he suggested that India should not be divided on religious grounds, Ram Madhav said, "Barack Obama should think if what he did (talking about a private conversation he had with PM Modi) was right. India doesn't need Obama's advise, his country needs it more right now."